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New recruits help Saltaire off to flier
Saltaire will put their unbeaten record on the line in tomorrow’s big JCT600 Bradford League Division Two clash at promotion favourites Lightcliffe. The Roberts Park side head the table with 85 points – two more than their opponents – and have already
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Another golden end to Silsden sibling Quest
Siblings Natasha and Liam Burdock have both struck taekwondo gold again with victories at the Scottish Cup. The duo from Silsden already had wins at the Nottingham Cup under their belts before claiming further victories at the event in Grangemouth
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Yorkshire paceman Shahzad gives timely Test reminder
Fast bowler Ajmal Shahzad lit up an otherwise fragmented day of LV= County Championship cricket with four wickets to put Yorkshire in the driving seat after two days against Hampshire at Headingley. The 25-year-old Ashes winning squad member, formerly
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Kilkenny keen to stay at Leeds United
Neil Kilkenny is still hoping to stay at Leeds United despite chairman Ken Bates claiming the midfielder is unlikely to be at Elland Road next season. Kilkenny and Bradley Johnson see their present contracts expire at the end of June and Bates
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Salts suffer league and cup blow
Two consecutive defeats have seen Salts miss the chance of automatic promotion to the top flight in the West Riding County Amateur League. And the Saltaire side have been dealt another blow after they were disqualified from the Division One Cup for
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Shahzad and Bresnan strike for Yorkshire
Hampshire have gone into tea on day two at 77-2 from 30.5 overs in reply to Yorkshire's first innings 355 all out at Headingley. Ajmal Shahzad trapped Liam Dawson lbw and Tim Bresnan has forced Jimmy Adams to edge behind to Jonny Bairstow. Johann
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Elderly woman seriously hurt in Ilkley road accident
An elderly woman has been seriously injured in an accident with a car in the centre of Ilkley today. Police closed Church Street at about 4pm while paramedics treated her at the scene. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance was also called in.
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Wharfedale have a top-four target
After a season in which Wharfedale only secured their National League One safety on April 30, coach Tom McGee has loftier aims for the club in 2011-12. “My ambition for us next season is that we can be in the top five – or even the top four
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Bradford golfers well prepared to defend inter-district title
Bradford Union captain Tim Wade believes the forthcoming campaign represents the best chance to win back-to-back titles for the first time during his 17-year reign. Last year’s Yorkshire Inter-District League success, which came with a final-day victory
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Birstall out to build on first victory
A two-wicket win over fellow strugglers Ossett gave Birstall their first points of the season in the Central Yorkshire League Premier Division and they hope to build on that at the weekend when they entertain a Wakefield St Michaels outfit who
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Mac attack gives Steeton confidence against North Leeds
Shane McNamara has made an instant impact in the Aire-Wharfe League at Steeton with four innings that have brought him 315 runs and only two dismissals. Ironically the Aussie’s biggest knock - 156 not out - came on the opening day against Calverley,
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Deacey so close to achieving Bradford Park Avenue promotion goal
Avenue review of the season Avenue fans will remember the season just finished as the one when their main man returned to rescue them. There had been rumblings of discontent when John Deacey left the club at the end of the 2009-10 season
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Bradford City make first signing
City this afternoon made prolific non-league striker Ross Hannah their first capture of the summer. The 23-year-old scored a phenomenal 52 goals last season with Matlock Town in the Evo-Stick League. Hannah has signed a one-year deal
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Oakworth and Bradford & Bingley are Bowers newcomers
Oakworth and Bradford & Bingley are first-time entrants in the Gordon Bowers Under-Nine Competition but defending champions Barkisland have withdrawn. A total of 20 teams have entered, split into five groups of four. Group games should
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Bradford City midfielder Bullock training for UEFA badge
Lee Bullock column I’ve gone from one training pitch now our season’s over and straight on to another. I’m currently halfway through a fortnight’s course in Manchester towards the UEFA B coaching badge. It’s a part of the game I’ve got more interested
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Angling lines
WASHBURN VALLEY: The heaviest fish caught during the week was a 6lb 4oz blue trout by Derek Smith using cormorant. Fewston & Swinsty: Wind from the north-east never makes for easy fishing but lures fished slow and deep captured some good fish.
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Junior league cricket scores
BRADFORD JUNIOR LEAGUE – Under-17s, Cup: Cleckheaton 148-3 (S Rehman 53rtd, A Jamal 50rtd, C Wild 28no, C Firth 2-19), Bankfoot 64-8 (J Medley 31, S Gatenby 3-8, S Rehman 2-4). League, North: Thackley 57-9 (A Swaine 28, J Stead 4-4, A Hussain 2
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Heaton home's walls reveal hidden secret
The owners of this five bedroom Georgian home in one of the oldest parts of Heaton discovered ‘secret’ spaces while they renovated it. When the property was being restored by Jo Booth and partner, Brian O’Connell, they were astonished to find an internal
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Lexus engine is a great double act
Small, perfectly formed and full of energy. But enough of Kylie Minogue... what about the Lexus CT200h? This is the new car which proves hybrid power can be more alluring than some of the mundane-looking offerings from rival manufacturers. Yes, I mean
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Yorkshire struggle for runs on day two
Yorkshire made slow progress with the bat this morning against Hampshire at Headingley. Tim Bresnan fell for 87 and Ajmal Shahzad for 48 but not before they had completed a century partnership for the eighth wicket early on day two. Yorkshire, who
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Murder hunt as third body found at Tong
Detectives are treating today’s discovery of a third body in Tong, Bradford, as murder. But they said there was nothing to suggest links to the murders of two men whose badly beaten bodies were found in a nearby country lane on Tuesday night
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Police contact point opens in Oakenshaw
A new police contact point has been set up in Oakenshaw, Bradford, for residents to report anti-social and suspicious behaviour. The contact point in Victoria Park, to be staffed by members of Oakenshaw Residents’ Association and police volunteers
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Peace message is driven home
A Muslim group is going on the road with its message of peace by mounting a poster campaign on buses across Bradford. The Love For All Hatred For None message will be seen on about 20 buses in the district, and on 240 buses nationally as part
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Special week to celebrate refugee landmark
A Walk for Justice, a football tournament and a civic reception are among the events taking place during Bradford Refugee Week, which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Refugee Convention. The programme of arts, cultural and educational events from
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Third body found at Tong
Another body was today found near Tong, Bradford. Firefighters were called to a fire in Holme Lane, where they found the corpse at about 6.40am. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said the detectives would be examining any links between
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Ball back in Kilkenny's court
Leeds United have made an improved offer to out of contract midfielder Neil Kilkenny. The two sides have been wrangling about a new deal for several months, with the Australian international holding out despite pressure from the club. But Simon Grayson
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Pupils make a splash as water park re-opens
Water sports centre Doe Park in Denholme has opened to the public for a season of sailing, canoeing and adventure courses. Pay-and-play, boat hire and coaching courses are available on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings throughout the summer, as
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Teachers opposed to Ilkley Grammar School academy plans
Teachers have voted against Ilkley Grammar School breaking away from local authority control and becoming an academy. In ballots by three of the biggest teachers’ unions, 90 per cent of members working at the school have said “no” to the new status.
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Bradford Bulls need to build on youthful base
Elliott Whitehead believes the Bulls can build a bright future, as long as they stop history from repeating itself. A recent product of the academy conveyor belt, Whitehead is proud to represent his home-town club but hopes lessons have been
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Sponsored walk to aid fight against homes
A sponsored walk along the canal towpath will be held on Sunday to boost a fighting fund against a development of more than 400 homes. Greenhill Action Group (GAG) has organised two walks along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, which will both end near Sty
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Police chief 'sorry for jobs mistake'
North Yorkshire Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell has made a personal apology to the county’s residents after receiving a final written warning over allegations he tried to help a relative get on the career ladder. He admitted “disreputable conduct” during
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Undercliffe Cemetery to be seen in new light
Prepare to be enlightened at historic Undercliffe Cemetery in Bradford. Bradford art student Emily Kecic will illuminate parts of the Victorian burial ground at Undercliffe on Thursday, May 26, as part of a theatre course she is studying at
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Landmark Bradford pub set to re-open
A prominent city centre pub, which became a haven for drug addicts after it was closed, is set to reopen next month. Up to 20 jobs will be created at the new venture by Bradford publican Martin Hubbard. He is investing £250,000 in refurbishing the Lord
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Gloom hits profits-fall holiday firm
Flat bookings, unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and a late Easter mean tour operator Thomas Cook’s UK business is heading for a worse performance than last year after it reported wider first-half losses. Europe’s second biggest
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Suspicious package ‘was safe’
Police investigating a suspicious package found in a Bradford hedgerow yesterday have revealed it contained a white powder chemical mix. The powder, which tests showed was a mixture of a chemical additive used in the manufacture of UPVC windows and a
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Foster pays tribute to pure god of golf
Keighley-born caddy Billy Foster attended Seve Ballesteros’ funeral yesterday, admitting: “I owe him everything.” The 45-year-old made the trip to his former employer’s home village of Pedrena in Spain to pay his respects along with some of
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Bradford hotel reports a major recovery
Business levels have bounced back at a historic Bradford hotel following a ‘diabolical’ winter, according to its boss. Gary Peacock, general manager Bradford’s Midland Hotel, said trade had recovered strongly since the start of the financial year last
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Force tops list for children’s arrests
West Yorkshire Police has denied “criminalising” young people, after figures revealed the Force arrested more children last year than anywhere in the country outside the Metropolitan Police. Figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform
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Have your say on future services for elderly
A blueprint for the care needs of older people is being drawn up in the district in the face of a rapidly rising elderly population. There is expected to be an 85 per cent growth in the numbers of older people who are aged 85 or more in the
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: William James Hand, aged 70 of Easby Road, Little Horton Green; assault, criminal damage, six months’ conditional discharge, £75 compensation, £85 costs. James O’Connor, aged 22, of Thornacre
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Sufficient allowance
SIR – I agree with Brian Holmans, Mrs Oldcorn, and R Williams (Letters, May 5 and 6) – people using their own cars or business should receive a mileage allowance, but I feel 40p per mile is sufficient. As chairman of the Shipley Branch of Arthritis
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No pause in plans
SIR – Thousands of people have taken part in a poll to decide what we do now to save the NHS. We must step up the targeted pressure on each and every MP. The Government has announced a “pause” in their plans. But without more pressure there is a risk
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Meeting verification
SIR – With reference to Michael Bonallie’s request to Councillor Hall to provide details of meetings in which he stated that ex-Councillor Watmough was campaigning to save library facilities in Wrose and not the building as such (Letters, May 9), I can
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Market charges
SIR – Having read the article about St James’s Wholesale Market (T&A, May 5) can I remind Colin Wolstenholme, markets manager with Bradford Council, that retail customers visiting the market to buy the produce have to pay for the privilege to do so.
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Cricket results
BRADFORD EVENING LEAGUE – Division One: Haworth Road 109 (P Jarvis 4-29), Windhill 84-7; Thornton 121-7 (B Kinsey 3-25), Baildon Meths 104-7 (D Hichcliffe 32, Greg Soames 4-30); Denholme 137-7 (J Davis 45), John Breare 89-6 (M Tinsley 38no, B Burkhill
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Can deal be done?
SIR – Queens Park Rangers have been promoted to the Premiership. Their stadium at Loftus Road has a capacity of 19,100. Bradford City, who survived in the Football League with only one game remaining, have a superior stadium with a capacity of 25,136
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The NHS doesn’t deserve bad press
I agree that the NHS has problems, but after reading “Nothing to smile for with NHS neglect” (Letters, May 10), I had to respond. My family was left without a dentist as our NHS one went private, and I agree it is difficult finding another. However
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How long left to wait?
SIR – Yet again Bradford is put in the shade by the opening of Wakefield’s Trinity Walk Shopping Centre, at a cost of £210 million – while we still have a bomb site. Bradford used to be a city to be proud of. The wool barons of last century would turn
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Prices not a rip-off
SIR – I read, with interest, the letter from D Rhodes. (‘Profits are greedy’, T&A, May 10). Yet another person who thinks people are trying to rip customers off. When you go out and have a cup of tea, Mr Rhodes, could you please tell me who makes it
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Were bodies dumped in country lane victims of gangland killings?
Murder squad detectives were last night trying to establish the motive for an horrific gangland-style double killing in Bradford. Officers are still trying to identify the two men, who had been savagely attacked, and whose bodies were found
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‘Pavement parking puts lives at risk’
Demands have been made for action to improve road safety near a Bradford primary school. Cars parked on the pavement in Shetcliffe Lane mean parents using pushchairs are forced to walk in the road, which is used as a rat-run by motorists. Parent Zoe
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Campaigns? Just watch this space
When Elizabeth Hellmich of Heaton Township Association wanted to take her battle to preserve the district’s green spaces to the next level, she knew exactly who she needed to approach to do it. The Telegraph & Argus has a long and proud
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The pastel world of Thomson
Artist Bob Thomson has an exhibition of pastel paintings running at Thornton’s South Square Gallery. Called Sid, Bert And Friends, it’s described as a study into the lost art of looking. “It engages with the world of the spectator and the spectacle
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Man, 19, accused of Cleckheaton murder
A 19-year-old man was due to appear at Leeds Crown Court today, charged with the murder of Peter Brocklesby, who was stabbed to death in Cleckheaton. Richard Oldroyd, of Great Pond Street, Ravensthorpe, was remanded in custody yesterday when he appeared
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Twins’ double trouble
TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT (15, 98 mins) ** Starring Topher Grace, Dan Fogler, Anna Faris, Teresa Palmer, Chris Pratt, Michael Biehn, Demetri Martin, Lucy Punch. Director: Michael Dowse The 1980s was definitely the decade that fashion forgot, which
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The Way is no way a comfortable trip
THE WAY (12A, 128 mins) ** Starring Martin Sheen, Yorick van Wageningen, Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt, Omar Munoz, Antonio Gil. Director: Emilio Estevez A grieving patriarch walks in the footsteps of his late son in actor Emilio Estevez’
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Bid to trace 'suspicious incident' man
CCTV images have been released by police hoping to trace a man in connection with what they described as a “suspicious incident” in Brighouse. An 18-year-old woman was approached by an older man near a school in the town, police said. The man is alleged
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Heart unit’s future ‘already decided’
A Bradford grandmother who was among 400 people to attend two public consultation sessions to discuss the future of children’s heart services has spoken of her frustration at the outcome. The events in Leeds were organised by Safe And Sustainable
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TRAILER: Hoodies vs aliens is monster fun!
ATTACK THE BLOCK (15, 88 mins) *** Starring John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones, Simon Howard, Jodie Whittaker, Nick Frost, Luke Treadaway, Jumayn Hunter. Director: Joe Cornish Time and again, when extra-terrestrials invade Earth
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A strategy to shape all our lives
That people are living longer and longer in greater numbers is obviously good news and shows the progress our society is making in tackling health issues. But the increasing elderly population does bring with it some tricky issues and problems
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
25 years ago: One year on, Bradford relived the pain of the Valley Parade disaster to mourn the 56 who died in the fire. 50 years ago: Bradford Conservatives made history when, by winning two additional seats in the municipal elections, they
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Boy arrested over Keighley store fire
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a blaze which destroyed a store in Keighley town centre. The fire at Poundstretcher in Cavendish Retail Park is believed to have been caused by a rubbish bin being set alight near the building.
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Jeffries has made seamless transfer, says Bradford Bulls assistant coach Cummins
Just three days into his Bulls return, Ben Jeffries has already got his feet under the table. Assistant coach Francis Cummins is pleasantly surprised how quickly the Aussie has slotted in following last week’s switch from Wakefield. Aided by his recent
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Seabrook crisp firm boss in lamps dispute
The head of a multi-million pound company is battling planners yet again over access to his Burley Woodhead home. Ken Brook-Chrispin has been forced to apply for retrospective planning permission after installing 12 lamps along a private driveway. The
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'Bradford City fans could buy Valley Parade'
City Supporters’ Trust are preparing their own fight for Valley Parade if the club cannot agree a new deal with the landlords. The Trust are desperate for the Bantams to remain at their spiritual home and are keeping close tabs on the current
